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Bacillus thuringiensis forms protein crystals which contain insecticidal protein This protein

A

Is activated by acid pH of the foregut of the insect pest

B

Does not kill the carrier bacterium which is itself resistant to this toxin

C

Binds with epithelial cells of midgut of the insect pest ultimately killing it

D

Is coded by several genes including the gene cry

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